SCOTUS: Roe v. Wade, Casey, & Dobbs
by To understand how abortion has impacted American life, we have to look at how it was handled by the Supreme Court (SCOTUS). First we have …
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When a Kid Could Really Live
I grew up in the days when a kid could really live. Although my mom constantly worried, she naively sent us to the one place …
The Truth about Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger is what we could call “the matriarch of birth control.” In the early 1900s, she became a world-renowned advocate of birth control, challenging …
Birth Control and Abortion
What do birth control and abortion have in common? A lot. Not that they are the same, but they have the following in common: 1. …
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Malthusianism and eugenics [abortion]
What is at the heart of abortion? The answer may surprise you–in fact, it may be something you’ve never even heard of. You may have …
Have We been wrong about Hell?
Social media is ablaze with Kirk Cameron’s seeming embracing of annihilation–the idea that the unsaved do not experience eternal conscious torment, but that, after paying …
UMC “pastor” gives up pretending to be a man
“Pastor” Phil Phanuef announced to his congregation that he is transitioning out of manhood. The Fox News article reads: “Pastor announces gender transition during service …
Sharper than a two-edged sword
What is living and powerful, and sharper than a two-edged sword? Most would say, “The Bible.” In some ways, that is true, but the actual …
Chiles vs. Salazar | Conversion Therapy at the Supreme Court
Yesterday (October 7, 2025), I listened to the Supreme Court arguments in Chiles vs. Salazer, a case challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors. …
Cooperative Program: My response
Last week Dr. Jeff Iorg, president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, gave a speech to the EC about Cooperative Program giving. This is …